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One of the greatest talents that Winston Churchill was blessed with was his extraordinary command of the English language. He would go on to write a prodigious 65 books in his lifetime. He was rewarded for this in 1953 when he was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature. Yet in Britain his abilities as a writer were already widely recognized by the end of the 19th century. Yet oddly enough he had not excelled academically at school and it was only on his third attempt that he passed the entrance examination to the Royal Military Academy at Sandhurst. Before entering politics he went on to combine his military career with journalism and shortly after the outbreak of the South African War in 1899, he was contracted as a war correspondent for the Morning Post. He made his way to the Natal front where he was destined to become one of the highest-paid newspaper reporters in the world. Much has been made of Churchill’s heroism. The exceptional courage he displayed when defending the derailed armoured train at Chieveley in Natal made his reputation. Yet strictly speaking as a journalist he was a non-combatant, but on his capture, the Boers treated him as a combatant because of his actions at the armoured train. This was not an isolated incident of bravery for on other occasions, in Cuba, India and in Africa, his sometimes almost reckless courage had drawn widespread comment. On three different occasions during the Malakand campaign in India, he rode his pony along the skirmish line while everyone else was ducking for cover. He admitted that his actions were foolish, but playing for high stakes was a calculated risk. ‘Given an audience there is no act too daring or too noble’, he wrote to his mother, and concluded his letter by saying: ‘... without the gallery things are different.’ Scaling the wall surrounding the prison yard in Pretoria and making his way through enemy territory to Portuguese East Africa was not considered a particularly great feat by the British military. Yet his escape he was largely unknown to the British people until then was hailed by many as one of the greatest military escapes ever. His instant fame, to a large degree, came about because the war was going badly for the British Army at the time. A depressed British people needed a hero to bolster their sagging enthusiasm for the war, so Winston Churchill was their man. He had the need to stay in the limelight to fuel his political ambitions and the best way to achieve that was by returning to the front as a journalist and part-time soldier after his escape where he continued to captivate the readers of the Morning Post with his dispatches, writing convincingly about his own and other’s front-line experiences. His stories of how he miraculously escaped the bullets that whistled around him in Natal and the Orange Free State and how he rode a bicycle through enemy-held Johannesburg, ending with his triumphant returned to Pretoria where he helped to liberate his former fellow POW's from captivity, earned his newspaper a fortune. The fact that the adventures he described sometimes did not happen exactly the way he related them didn't seem to bother anyone. William Manchester wrote: ‘Virtually every event he (Churchill) described in South Africa, as in Cuba, on the North-West Frontier, and at Omdurman, was witnessed by others with whom recollections were consistent. The difference, of course, lay in the interpretation.’ I set out to discover the real Churchill in those early years of his life. During this process I discovered many facets to this complex and controversial man. At times I felt like a certain painter described by Cervantes. This sage artist was asked, as he was starting on a new canvas, what his picture was to be. ‘That’, he replied, ‘is as it may turn out.’ So this, my account of how the young and extraordinary Winston Churchill became a hero during the South African War, is how it turned out. Paperback, 268 pages. Published August 2008  

One of the greatest talents that Winston Churchill was blessed with was his extraordinary command of the English language. He would go on to write a prodigious 65 books in his lifetime. He was rewarded for this in 1953 when he was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature. Yet in Britain his abilities as a writer were already widely recognized by the end of the 19th century. Yet oddly enough he had not excelled academically at school and it was only on his third attempt that he passed the entrance examination to the Royal Military Academy at Sandhurst. Before entering politics he went on to combine his military career with journalism and shortly after the outbreak of the South African War in 1899, he was contracted as a war correspondent for the Morning Post. He made his way to the Natal front where he was destined to become one of the highest-paid newspaper reporters in the world. Much has been made of Churchills heroism. The exceptional courage he displayed when defending the derailed armoured train at Chieveley in Natal made his reputation. Yet strictly speaking as a journalist he was a non-combatant, but on his capture, the Boers treated him as a combatant because of his actions at the armoured train. This was not an isolated incident of bravery for on other occasions, in Cuba, India and in Africa, his sometimes almost reckless courage had drawn widespread comment. On three different occasions during the Malakand campaign in India, he rode his pony along the skirmish line while everyone else was ducking for cover. He admitted that his actions were foolish, but playing for high stakes was a calculated risk. Given an audience there is no act too daring or too noble, he wrote to his mother, and concluded his letter by saying:... without the gallery things are different. Scaling the wall surrounding the prison yard in Pretoria and making his way through enemy territory to Portuguese East Africa was not considered a particularly great feat by the British military. Yet his escape he was largely unknown to the British people until then was hailed by many as one of the greatest military escapes ever. His instant fame, to a large degree, came about because the war was going badly for the British Army at the time. A depressed British people needed a hero to bolster their sagging enthusiasm for the war, so Winston Churchill was their man. He had the need to stay in the limelight to fuel his political ambitions and the best way to achieve that was by returning to the front as a journalist and part-time soldier after his escape where he continued to captivate the readers of the Morning Post with his dispatches, writing convincingly about his own and others front-line experiences. His stories of how he miraculously escaped the bullets that whistled around him in Natal and the Orange Free State and how he rode a bicycle through enemy-held Johannesburg, ending with his triumphant returned to Pretoria where he helped to liberate his former fellow POW's from captivity, earned his newspaper a fortune. The fact that the adventures he described sometimes did not happen exactly the way he related them didn't seem to bother anyone. William Manchester wrote: Virtually every event he (Churchill) described in South Africa, as in Cuba, on the North-West Frontier, and at Omdurman, was witnessed by others with whom recollections were consistent. The difference, of course, lay in the interpretation. I set out to discover the real Churchill in those early years of his life. During this process I discovered many facets to this complex and controversial man. At times I felt like a certain painter described by Cervantes. This sage artist was asked, as he was starting on a new canvas, what his picture was to be. That, he replied, is as it may turn out. So this, my account of how the young and extraordinary Winston Churchill became a hero during the South African War, is how it turned out. Paperback, 268 pages. Published August 2008  

     Production of the coloured 2016 series coins now stopped, the full Mintage will not be Minted   BRAND  NEW  S A MINT   RELEASE STAGGERING BEAUTY  THE EXCITING AND MAGNIFICENT  COLOUR COIN SERIES A FIRST FOR SOUTH AFRICAN COINAGE BE THE FIRST TO GET YOURS  NOW 2016 R 5 PROOF SILVER  THE BIOSPHERE  COLOUR CROWN SERIES 500 max mintage Only Worldwide Details:  2016 R5:  Metal Content: Silver Colour Crown    Weight: 33,626  Ag 925  Diameter: 38.725 mm   --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Description: The U N E S C O Man and the Biosphere programme has changed the way we interact with nature. In celebration of the rich diversity of the Kolberg Biosphere, the South African Mint has, for the first time, launched a new colour range to showcase its staggering beauty. The range contains four sterling-silver 1oz crowns: two depicting the flora and two depicting the bird life of the unique U N E S C O Kogelberg Biosphere Reserve. R 5 Blue-bearded Disa The first coin in the 2016 colour crown R5 coin series features a beautiful flowering Blue-bearded Disa. The Red List of South African plants lists this orchid as 'vulnerable'. The population is on the decline due to the development of coastal areas, the invasion of alien plant species and the lack of fire, as the plant only flowers in response to fire. A waterfall, the scientific name, the denomination of R5, and the details are shown.  

        BRAND  NEW  S A MINT   RELEASE STAGGERING BEAUTY  THE EXCITING AND MAGNIFICENT  COLOUR COIN SERIES A FIRST FOR SOUTH AFRICAN COINAGE BE THE FIRST TO GET YOURS  NOW 2016 R 5 PROOF SILVER  THE BIOSPHERE  COLOUR CROWN SERIES 500 max mintage Only Worldwide Details:  2016 R5:  Metal Content: Silver Colour Crown    Weight: 33,626  Ag 925  Diameter: 38.725 mm   --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Description: The U N E S C O Man and the Biosphere programme has changed the way we interact with nature. In celebration of the rich diversity of the Kolberg Biosphere, the South African Mint has, for the first time, launched a new colour range to showcase its staggering beauty. The range contains four sterling-silver 1oz crowns: two depicting the flora and two depicting the bird life of the unique U N E S C O Kogelberg Biosphere Reserve. R 5 Blue-bearded Disa The first coin in the 2016 colour crown R5 coin series features a beautiful flowering Blue-bearded Disa. The Red List of South African plants lists this orchid as 'vulnerable'. The population is on the decline due to the development of coastal areas, the invasion of alien plant species and the lack of fire, as the plant only flowers in response to fire. A waterfall, the scientific name, the denomination of R5, and the details are shown.  

        Production of the coloured 2016 series coins now stopped, the full Mintage will not be Minted       BRAND  NEW  S A MINT   RELEASE STAGGERING BEAUTY  THE EXCITING AND MAGNIFICENT  COLOUR COIN SERIES A FIRST FOR SOUTH AFRICAN COINAGE BE THE FIRST TO GET YOURS  NOW 2016 R 5 PROOF SILVER  THE BIOSPHERE  COLOUR CROWN SERIES   500 max mintage Only Worldwide Details:  2016 R5:  Metal Content: Silver Colour Crown    Weight: 33,626  Ag 925  Diameter: 38.725 mm --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Description: The U N E S C O Man and the Biosphere programme has changed the way we interact with nature. In celebration of the rich diversity of the Kolberg Biosphere, the South African Mint has, for the first time, launched a new colour range to showcase its staggering beauty. The range contains four sterling-silver 1oz crowns: two depicting the flora and two depicting the bird life of the unique U N E S C O Kogelberg Biosphere Reserve.   R 5 Hermanus Cliff Gladiolus   The second crown features the Hermanus Cliff Gladiolus. It is recorded as 'vulnerable' in SANBI's Red List of South African plants. This unique plant carries up to six deep-pink unscented flowers, with only one flower opening at a time. Featured in the background of the coin are its habitat of rocky sandstone outcrops and cliffs. The scientific name, the denomination of R5 and the metal value are details given.  

          BRAND  NEW  S A MINT   RELEASE STAGGERING BEAUTY  THE EXCITING AND MAGNIFICENT  COLOUR COIN SERIES A FIRST FOR SOUTH AFRICAN COINAGE BE THE FIRST TO GET YOURS  NOW 2016 R 5 PROOF SILVER  THE BIOSPHERE  COLOUR CROWN SERIES   500 max mintage Only Worldwide Details:  2016 R5:  Metal Content: Silver Colour Crown    Weight: 33,626  Ag 925  Diameter: 38.725 mm --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Description: The U N E S C O Man and the Biosphere programme has changed the way we interact with nature. In celebration of the rich diversity of the Kolberg Biosphere, the South African Mint has, for the first time, launched a new colour range to showcase its staggering beauty. The range contains four sterling-silver 1oz crowns: two depicting the flora and two depicting the bird life of the unique U N E S C O Kogelberg Biosphere Reserve.   R 5 Hermanus Cliff Gladiolus   The second crown features the Hermanus Cliff Gladiolus. It is recorded as 'vulnerable' in SANBI's Red List of South African plants. This unique plant carries up to six deep-pink unscented flowers, with only one flower opening at a time. Featured in the background of the coin are its habitat of rocky sandstone outcrops and cliffs. The scientific name, the denomination of R5 and the metal value are details given.  

     Starfish Lilly             BRAND  NEW  S A MINT   RELEASE STAGGERING BEAUTY  THE EXCITING AND MAGNIFICENT  COLOUR COIN SERIES BE THE FIRST TO GET YOURS  NOW 2017 R 5 PROOF SILVER  THE BIOSPHERE  COLOUR CROWN SERIES 1000   individualy packaged  max mintage Only Worldwide Details:  2017 R5:  Metal Content: Silver Colour Crown    Weight: 33,626  Ag 925  Diameter: 38.725 mm   --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Description: The U N E S C O Man and the Biosphere programme has changed the way we interact with nature. In celebration of the rich diversity of the Kolberg Biosphere, the South African Mint has, for the first time, launched a new colour range to showcase its staggering beauty. The range contains four sterling-silver 1oz crowns: two depicting the flora and two depicting the bird life of the unique U N E S C O Kogelberg Biosphere Reserve.   

     Yellow Wine Cup            BRAND  NEW  S A MINT   RELEASE STAGGERING BEAUTY  THE EXCITING AND MAGNIFICENT  COLOUR COIN SERIES BE THE FIRST TO GET YOURS  NOW 2017 R 5 PROOF SILVER  THE BIOSPHERE  COLOUR CROWN SERIES 1000   individualy packaged  max mintage Only Worldwide Details:  2017 R5:  Metal Content: Silver Colour Crown    Weight: 33,626  Ag 925  Diameter: 38.725 mm   --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Description: The U N E S C O Man and the Biosphere programme has changed the way we interact with nature. In celebration of the rich diversity of the Kolberg Biosphere, the South African Mint has, for the first time, launched a new colour range to showcase its staggering beauty. The range contains four sterling-silver 1oz crowns: two depicting the flora and two depicting the bird life of the unique U N E S C O Kogelberg Biosphere Reserve.   

            BRAND  NEW  S A MINT   RELEASE STAGGERING BEAUTY  THE EXCITING AND MAGNIFICENT  COLOUR COIN SERIES BE THE FIRST TO GET YOURS  NOW 2017 R 10 PROOF SILVER  THE BIOSPHERE  COLOUR CROWN SERIES 1000   individualy packaged  max mintage Only Worldwide Details:  2017 R10:  Metal Content: Silver Colour Crown    Weight: 33,626  Ag 925  Diameter: 38.725 mm   --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Description: The U N E S C O Man and the Biosphere programme has changed the way we interact with nature. In celebration of the rich diversity of the Kolberg Biosphere, the South African Mint has, for the first time, launched a new colour range to showcase its staggering beauty. The range contains four sterling-silver 1oz crowns: two depicting the flora and two depicting the bird life of the unique U N E S C O Kogelberg Biosphere Reserve.   

  Starfish Lilly         BRAND NEW S A MINT RELEASE STAGGERING BEAUTY THE EXCITING AND MAGNIFICENT COLOUR COIN SERIES BE THE FIRST TO GET YOURS NOW 2017 R 5 PROOF SILVER THE BIOSPHERE COLOUR CROWN SERIES 1000 individualy packaged max mintage Only Worldwide Details: 2017 R5: Metal Content: Silver Colour Crown Weight: 33,626 Ag 925 Diameter: 38.725 mm   --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Description: The U N E S C O Man and the Biosphere programme has changed the way we interact with nature. In celebration of the rich diversity of the Kolberg Biosphere, the South African Mint has, for the first time, launched a new colour range to showcase its staggering beauty. The range contains four sterling-silver 1oz crowns: two depicting the flora and two depicting the bird life of the unique U N E S C O Kogelberg Biosphere Reserve.    

  BRAND NEW S A MINT RELEASE STAGGERING BEAUTY THE EXCITING AND MAGNIFICENT COLOUR COIN SERIES BE THE FIRST TO GET YOURS NOW 2017 R 10 PROOF SILVER THE BIOSPHERE COLOUR CROWN SERIES 1000 individualy packaged max mintage Only Worldwide Details: 2017 R10: Metal Content: Silver Colour Crown Weight: 33,626 Ag 925 Diameter: 38.725 mm   --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Description: The U N E S C O Man and the Biosphere programme has changed the way we interact with nature. In celebration of the rich diversity of the Kolberg Biosphere, the South African Mint has, for the first time, launched a new colour range to showcase its staggering beauty. The range contains four sterling-silver 1oz crowns: two depicting the flora and two depicting the bird life of the unique U N E S C O Kogelberg Biosphere Reserve.    

A HUNTER'S LIFE IN SOUTH AFRICA Volume One & Two R. Gordon Cumming AFRICAN HUNTING REPRINT SERIES Vol 1 and 2 Books of Zimbabwe, Bulawayo, 1980  ISBN 0 86920 209 X and 0 86920 211 1 Condition Very Good. Hard cover with dust jackets in tact

CAPTIVES COURAGEOUS SOUTH AFRICAN PRISONERS OF WAR - WORLD WAR II By Maxwell Leigh South Africans at War Series No 9. Ashanti Publishing 1992. Hardcover with D/J, 333pp, with many photographs, drawings and maps. Very little shelf-wear to jacket, book + content + binding very good. CAPTIVES COURAGEOUS presents an overall picture of the life South Africans endured in the hell-camps of North Africa, on the move in the holds of ships, in cattle trucks and box-cars, and on long forced marches. Postage: R100 Postnet / R75 Sapo

HOT OFF THE S A MINT PRESS ---------------------------------------------------------------- SOUTH AFRICAN INVENTIONS SERIES 2017 (1967 - 2017) 50 th ANNIVERSARY OF THE FIRST SUCCESSFUL   HEART TRANSPLANT   THE FIRST SUCCESSFUL HUMAN HEART TRANSPLANT TOOK PLACE ON DECEMBER 3rd 1967 BY DR CHRISTIAAN NEETHLING BARNARD   Since the late 1700's important breakthroughs in the medical field included the discovery of antibodies and antigens, blood typing and the identification of the theory of host resistance. Cardiac catherterization during the 40's to 1950's gave a greater understanding of the physiology of the heart, the development of the heart-lung machine and experimentation with topical hypothermia all brought the world one step closer to the reality of a human heart transplant   A DONOR HEART WAS LACED WITH MORAL, POLITICAL AND ETHICAL ISSUES Denise Darvall, a woman in her mid-twenties, was fatally injured in a motor accident and died shortly after her arrival at Groote Schuur Hospital. Her father gave permission for the heart to be donated and medical heart transplant history was made in an operation that lasted approximately four and three quarter hours. MR LOUIS WASHKANSKY - A MAN IN HIS MID 50's   The recipient for this ground breaking surgery had been identified as Mr L Washkansky who was a man with an incurable heart disease. Mr Washkansky had a choice to either die with his damaged heart or take a chance with the transplant in order to extend his life.